A conversation between Isabelle Huppert and Ira Sachs. L'Alliance New York, July 21, 2026 In French, a swindle is une escroquerie. Although Chabrol’s French title for his movie was Rien ne va plus, ‘no more bets,’ as they say in a casino. Edited by JC Agid Photography: Amelie Sultan French actress…
Continue readingByline: JC Agid A record-breaking 60,000 New Yorkers descended on Madison Avenue on Sunday, July 12, 2026, as L'Alliance New York celebrated Bastille Day, two days ahead of the official anniversary, with a day dedicated to liberty, freedom, democracy, and an enduring 250-year-old friendship between France and the United States.…
Continue readingNext July 12, 2026: Unveiling of Monumental Jeu de l’Oie during L’Alliance New York’s Bastille Day from noon to 5:00 p.m. on Madison Avenue and 60th Street. A conversation with artist Pauline Lévêque It seems that Paris and New York have always shared a romantic affair. Two cities with opposite…
Continue readingHervé Lemoine does not waste any time. On Tuesday, he attended the opening of Hidden Treasures, the Comité Colbert's extravagant exhibition at The Shed, featuring 65 French luxury houses each presenting an iconic object whose sum tells a story between France and the United States. "The Hermès Kelly bag is…
Continue readingWritten by JC Agid Angèle — the voice who set the world humming and dancing during the Paris Olympic closing ceremony with her haunting take on Night Call — waits quietly in the shadowed balcony of the Plaza’s grand ballroom. Below her, 500 guests ripple with anticipation at the 2025…
Continue readingWritten by JC Agid It’s Le Bilboquet’s 40th birthday—a few months early. On June 2, 2025, the restaurant’s co-founder and frontman, Philippe Delgrange, was awarded the 10th Art de Vivre Award by L’Alliance New York and its president, Tatyana Franck. Delgrange joins the ranks of legendary French tastemakers in New…
Continue readingWe all know the classic fairy tale featuring a young girl, a wolf, a hunter, and a doomed grandmother—its folklore has been retold by everyone from the Brothers Grimm to Charles Perrault. But French theater company Das Plateau knew the story was long due for a more modern analysis, and…
Continue readingSalut! I’m Amy Estes, a student in Neda Akbarnejad’s B1.3 class. My love affair with French language and culture began when I was just three years old. As the story goes, I would pull my father’s college French textbooks off of the bookshelf and ask him to teach me. Sadly,…
Continue readingIn this fourth segment of L’Alliance New York’s running “Meet Our French Teachers” series, we’re highlighting a fantastic educator at L’Alliance’s Montclair campus, Florian Le Bris. What’s your background with the French language and how did you arrive at teaching French? I came to New York City from France almost…
Continue readingFor ten years now, L’Alliance New York has honored the most influential people in the food, wine, fashion, and beauty industries with their Art de Vivre Award. These incredible individuals don’t just promote the French art of living, they embody it—and their creations are beloved by and well known to…
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